J. Akeroyd

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Joseph Akeroyd was born 20 October 1882. He was a school teacher who subsequently became an Inspector of Schools with the Education Department. On 21 November 1923 he was appointed to the position of Inspector General of Penal Establishments. On 6 April 1932 he became Inspector General of Penal Establishments and Inspector of Reformatory Schools, a position he held until 1948. Akeroyd is credited with having initiated the rehabilitation of prisoners through the teaching of trade skills in prisons and with the development of prison farms.

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